The 55-year-old tournament adopted as its theme song this year “Shawty Get Loose” by Lil Mama, a booty-shaking singer of barely discernible talent in tight leather pants. Why, oh why would the tradition-bound, staid ACC adopt a hootchy song as its theme song? Mark the calendars, lock up the kids, and throw away conventional wisdom…because StateFansNation is [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 15, 2008
‘I made wolf signs for Hammonds’ FTs!” — StateFansNation blogger during Clemson’s semifinal win over Duke PLEASE let us take you back to 1995 and 1996 to the era when Rick Barnes – Carolina fan? – went toe-to-toe with a legend in Charlotte. (Additional link for ‘Barnes brought fire to the conference.’) Despite the love for our [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 15, 2008
Our Tigers will have great support in Charlotte today.
Continue reading...Friday, March 14, 2008
Wow, these guys are a lot of fun to cheer for. I haven’t seen a team play this hard all year. Currently on a 35-10 run. Everybody on the team is committed to defense, even if they aren’t particularly big, quick, or athletic. Maybe we should have adopted them sooner, and shaved a few [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 13, 2008
Yes, as I predicted yesterday, Dr. Kevorkian visited the Pack dressed like the Miami Hurricanes. JJ Hickson put up a lonely fight, but the 2007-08 season is finally, mercifully over for NC State. But that doesn’t mean giving up basketball and waiting for football season! Our fun-loving SFN community can just adopt a team [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 13, 2008
Well. All good things have to end. So do bad things. This season, for example. ACC Tournament games on Thursday are like … eh. I can’t even care enough to think up a good analogy. We are all hoping, of course, for a repeat and follow-through of what the Wolfpack did last year. And Washington is [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Well, my predicting gut brought good mojo last year. Similarly, the Pack gets a very favorable draw (relative to seed) in 2008. Without further ado, here’s how I see it: 1. North Carolina Realistic Chance to Win? Absolutely. I will repeat what I said last year – they are clearly the most talented [...]
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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